align

«align» in Mova's school dictionary: To put things in a straight line or in the right position… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (align, aligns, aligned, aligning)

meaning for a pupil

1) To put things in a straight line or in the right position next to each other. tree →

2) To agree with or support a person, group or idea. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and computing: align numbers in columns for adding, align text left or right. In everyday life: align the pictures on the wall. In history and news: countries align with allies. Phrases: align with, in alignment, left-aligned.

examples

• Align the digits in columns before you add. tree →
• She aligned the books neatly on the shelf. tree →
• Click here to align the text to the centre. tree →
• The planets appeared to align in the night sky. tree →
• The two countries aligned themselves with each other. tree →
• Align the edge of the ruler with the line. tree →

note

Silent g: a-LINE. Noun: alignment. In column addition and subtraction, align ones under ones and tens under tens, or the answer will be wrong. Decimals: align the decimal points.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «align» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.